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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

-ia

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.70 in modern English

Syllables
-ia
IPA
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
2
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Used in forming placenames, especially of countries.

suffix

Used in forming names of diseases.

suffix

Used in forming names of flowers.

suffix

Used in forming names of collections of things.

suffix

Used in forming plurals of nouns in -ium and -ion.

suffix

Used in forming female given names.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin -ia and Ancient Greek -ία (-ía), -εια (-eia), which form abstract nouns of feminine gender.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -ia, -ία, -

Phrases

-ian

Frequently Paired Words

-ian

Synonyms

-ana -ica

Questions

What does -ia mean?
Used in forming placenames, especially of countries.
Where does -ia come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce -ia

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